4.6 miles
Distance
573 ft
Climb
-557 ft
Descent
01:02:50
Avg time

Bow Corridor Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
  • AKA
    Trans Canada Trail
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Apr-Oct
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • TTFs on Trail
    A-Frame, Bridge, Jump, Rock Face, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #76505 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #36248 in Trail Running
    • #68182 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 55 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

For a trail that is relatively flat, this one presents more than its fair share of technical difficulties. Rock Slabs, short technical punchy climbs and man made features keep you on your toes.

Access Info

Start from either the Dead Man's flats overpass, or from Heart Creek trailhead

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Bow Corridor mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    16 ft
  • Altitude min
    4,280 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,517 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,322 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,337 ft
  • Grade
    0.1%
  • Grade max
    -20.6%
  • Grade min
    20.5%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    2,667 ft
  • Avg time
    01:02:50
  • Avg reverse time
    00:57:51
  • view trail stats
Status:
on Jul 31, 2022
Dry
Avg: 3.99 (3 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (120)
close
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
cell carrier legend

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to bow-corridor trailhead (51.037440, -115.254830)
      update trails status or condition

      Bow Corridor Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Jul 31, 2022 @ 12:03pm
      Jul 31, 2022
      The bridge got killed! Climbing over the wreckage isn't bad though. Otherwise the trail is clear, stairs are in decent shape (thanks to whoever...
      May 22, 2022 @ 11:49am
      May 22, 2022
      Numerous trees down (6 or 7), the majority were in the technical section and to the west of the tech section.
      Aug 17, 2021 @ 12:43pm
      Aug 17, 2021
      Closed due to wildfire
      Aug 17, 2021 @ 12:40pm
      Aug 17, 2021
      Closed due to recent wildfire
      Sep 19, 2020 @ 2:28pm
      Sep 19, 2020
      Step missing on one of the stairs.
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
      •  
      6 Months
      • 7 rides
      • 27 miles avg distance
      All
      • 91 rides
      • Last: Aug 23, 2024

      Photos

      more »
      323 |
      Jul 25, 2020 @ 7:53pm
      Jul 25, 2020
      362 |
      Jul 25, 2020 @ 7:53pm
      Jul 25, 2020
      141 |
      Aug 7, 2021 @ 2:25pm
      Aug 7, 2021
      298 |
      Jul 25, 2020 @ 7:53pm
      Jul 25, 2020

      Routes with this trail

      more »
      titledistance
      Bow Valley Extreme162 miles
      Bow Valley Suffer-Fest80 miles
      Cox to Canmore40 miles
      Clockwise Prairieview to Skogan30 miles

      4 Reviews & Comments


      We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

      Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.

      Videos

      more »
      Team SMAC Father's Day Ride
      1677 | May 3, 2017 , Canmore
      • By racerfacerTF Pro & contributors
      • #32894 - 6,358 views

      You must enter a description before submitting.